discord.py breaks overnight with deny_new keyword error: Discord changed overwrites, upgrade

TL;DR

Discord changed the channel-overwrites object on their side, which broke older discord.py installs with the deny_new keyword error. The fix is to upgrade the library: run pip install -U discord.py.

Steps

1. Discord changed the channel-overwrites object on their side, which broke older discord.py installs with the deny_new keyword error. The fix is to upgrade the library: run pip install -U discord.py. When a Discord bot breaks overnight with no code change, check for a library or API-side change first instead of debugging your own code, and keep discord.py pinned to a recent version.

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Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Source: Stack Overflow #63027848 (top answer, 71 votes): A working discord.py bot suddenly started throwing TypeError about an unexpected keyword argument deny_new with no code changes on the reporter's side. The breakage appeared after a failed hosting attempt, which made it look environment-related, but the actual cause was upstream.

Verified resolution: Discord changed the channel-overwrites object on their side, which broke older discord.py installs with the deny_new keyword error. The fix is to upgrade the library: run pip install -U discord.py. When a Discord bot breaks overnight with no code change, check for a library or API-side change first instead of debugging your own code, and keep discord.py pinned to a recent version.

Source URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63027848